Conflict in Birmingham by Kylie https://padlet.com/21harnkyl/268g8be9lazzhd95 Based of the texts, “Letter to Martin Luther King from a Group of Clergymen” and “Letter from Birmingham City Jail”. en-us 2020-04-24 16:31:05 UTC 2026-01-04 21:17:06 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.net/icons/png/1f4d6.png “Letter to Martin Luther King from a Group of Clergymen” 21harnkyl https://padlet.com/21harnkyl/268g8be9lazzhd95/wish/528844834 Summary: The group of Clergymen wrote a letter saying that the Negroes protests are violent and unwise. The "violent" acts are getting them nowhere, and Negroes should handle their business in courts and not in the streets. The clergymen believe that the court should be able to handle everything. The text as a whole can put the point across as the Negroes are only doing bad, and that they need to stop their protests for the community to be able to come together as a whole. The text is very accusatory and subjective as a whole and it was practically asking the King to respond. ]]> 2020-04-24 16:38:49 UTC https://padlet.com/21harnkyl/268g8be9lazzhd95/wish/528844834 Soaps 21harnkyl https://padlet.com/21harnkyl/268g8be9lazzhd95/wish/530586287 Speaker: The eight white clergyman
  • they are all white men
  • They are protestant, catholic, and jewish
Occasion: It was during a Civil Rights movement.
  • April 12, 1963
  • Made to voice the clergymen's disagreement with the King
Audience: 
  • It is directed to the King and all of Birmingham
Purpose: 
  • The clergymen want the Negroes to stop acting in protests, and to act with common sense.
Subject: 
  • Stopping the protests, because they are untimely. 
]]> 2020-04-26 02:50:47 UTC https://padlet.com/21harnkyl/268g8be9lazzhd95/wish/530586287 Tone 21harnkyl https://padlet.com/21harnkyl/268g8be9lazzhd95/wish/530586886 Accusatory:
The authors use an accusatory tone, blaming the Negroes for the protests.
-ex. "However, we are now confronted by a series of demonstrations by some of our Negro citizens, directed and led in part by outsiders".
Subjective:
The clergymen are clearly biased, they want peaceful solutions and they are trying to get the Negro community to believe that as well. 
-ex. "Just as we formerly pointed out that "hatred and violence have no sanction in our religious and political traditions..."]]> 2020-04-26 02:52:22 UTC https://padlet.com/21harnkyl/268g8be9lazzhd95/wish/530586886 Rhetorical Appeals 21harnkyl https://padlet.com/21harnkyl/268g8be9lazzhd95/wish/530587658 Ethos:
The clergymen tried to make the police sound like they are only doing good.
-ex. "...and the law enforcement official to remain calm and continue to protect our city from violence".
Pathos:
The clergymen state, "...and to unite locally in working peacefully for a better Birmingham". Trying to get everyone to stop the protests, to work towards a better life for everyone.
Logos:
The clergymen try to make it seem like the Negroes efforts are for nothing.
-ex. "however technically peaceful those actions may be, have not contributed to the resolution of our local problems".]]> 2020-04-26 02:54:28 UTC https://padlet.com/21harnkyl/268g8be9lazzhd95/wish/530587658 Rhetorical Devices 21harnkyl https://padlet.com/21harnkyl/268g8be9lazzhd95/wish/530587910 1. Pronouns to include the audience.
-ex."We recognize the natural impatience of people who feel that their hopes are slow in being realized."
2. Metaphor.
-ex."However, we are now confronted by a series of demonstrations by some of our Negro citizens..."
3. Parallelism
-ex. "Just as we formerly pointed out that "hatred and violence have no sanction in our religious and political traditions..."]]> 2020-04-26 02:55:14 UTC https://padlet.com/21harnkyl/268g8be9lazzhd95/wish/530587910 "Letter From Birmingham City Jail" 21harnkyl https://padlet.com/21harnkyl/268g8be9lazzhd95/wish/530588307 Summary: The letter from Birmingham city jail is a letter that was sent to the clergymen who criticized the King's work. The letter contains a ton of information, including some that might have changed your mind on how police are good. Martin Luther King Jr writes about the background of what the clergymen talk about, what the true meaning of the protests is. The letter was not meant to anger the clergymen, but to hopefully open their eyes to see what MLK was seeing. The letter describes what life is like in the eyes of a black man, and it shows them that maybe not everything is the same for everyone. ]]> 2020-04-26 02:56:25 UTC https://padlet.com/21harnkyl/268g8be9lazzhd95/wish/530588307 Soaps 21harnkyl https://padlet.com/21harnkyl/268g8be9lazzhd95/wish/530588504 Subject: Written by Martin Luther King Jr. 
  • Was a American Christian Activist
  • Leader in the civil Rights Movement.
Occasion: When MLK was in jail.
  • He wrote it in response to criticism.
  • April 16, 1963
Audience: 
  • The text is directed to the clergymen
Purpose: 
  • To respond to the clergymen's statement
Subject:
  • To try to explain the misunderstood motives of the protests
]]> 2020-04-26 02:56:58 UTC https://padlet.com/21harnkyl/268g8be9lazzhd95/wish/530588504 Tone 21harnkyl https://padlet.com/21harnkyl/268g8be9lazzhd95/wish/530588759 Tolerant/Thoughtful:
MLK used a tone by being tolerant and thoughtful of his words. He was very open-minded and reflective on what he wrote.
-ex."If I have said anything in this letter that is an overstatement of the truth and is indicative of an unreasonable impatience, I beg you to forgive me".
Impartial/Informative:
The King was not biased, and he put details in why he would disagree with a certain statement. He was educational with his words, teaching the clergymen something they may have not known.
-ex. "I don't believe you would so quickly commend the policemen if you would observe their ugly and inhuman treatment of Negroes here in the city jail...". ]]> 2020-04-26 02:57:38 UTC https://padlet.com/21harnkyl/268g8be9lazzhd95/wish/530588759 Rhetorical Appeals 21harnkyl https://padlet.com/21harnkyl/268g8be9lazzhd95/wish/530588856 Ethos: By stating that Martin believes that the men are genuine, even after they criticized him, makes the King sound and look good.
-ex. "But since I feel that you are men of genuine good will and that your criticisms are sincerely set forth, I want to try to answer your statement in what I hope will be patient and reasonable terms.".
Pathos: MLK appeals to his whole audience by mentioning the goal of the protests.
-ex. "We will reach the goal of freedom in Birmingham and all over seasons for action; the nation, because the goal of America is freedom".
Logos: MLK brings in a name that brings up the point, there is no point in doing something good for the wrong reason.
-ex. "...T. S. Eliot has said that there is no greater treason than to do the right deed for the wrong reason".]]> 2020-04-26 02:57:56 UTC https://padlet.com/21harnkyl/268g8be9lazzhd95/wish/530588856 Rhetorical Devices 21harnkyl https://padlet.com/21harnkyl/268g8be9lazzhd95/wish/530589156 1. Rhetorical Question
-ex. "In this sense they have been rather publicly “nonviolent.” But for what purpose?".
2. Metaphor
-ex. "Abused and scorned though we may be, our destiny is tied up with the destiny of America".
3.Pronouns to include the audience.
-ex. "We will reach the goal of freedom in Birmingham and all over seasons for action; the nation, because the goal of America is freedom". ]]> 2020-04-26 02:58:46 UTC https://padlet.com/21harnkyl/268g8be9lazzhd95/wish/530589156 21harnkyl https://padlet.com/21harnkyl/268g8be9lazzhd95/wish/533946393 2020-04-27 15:54:47 UTC https://padlet.com/21harnkyl/268g8be9lazzhd95/wish/533946393 21harnkyl https://padlet.com/21harnkyl/268g8be9lazzhd95/wish/533950731 2020-04-27 15:56:07 UTC https://padlet.com/21harnkyl/268g8be9lazzhd95/wish/533950731 21harnkyl https://padlet.com/21harnkyl/268g8be9lazzhd95/wish/533954611 2020-04-27 15:57:19 UTC https://padlet.com/21harnkyl/268g8be9lazzhd95/wish/533954611 21harnkyl https://padlet.com/21harnkyl/268g8be9lazzhd95/wish/533957293 2020-04-27 15:58:12 UTC https://padlet.com/21harnkyl/268g8be9lazzhd95/wish/533957293 21harnkyl https://padlet.com/21harnkyl/268g8be9lazzhd95/wish/533959216 2020-04-27 15:58:49 UTC https://padlet.com/21harnkyl/268g8be9lazzhd95/wish/533959216 21harnkyl https://padlet.com/21harnkyl/268g8be9lazzhd95/wish/533963995 2020-04-27 16:00:16 UTC https://padlet.com/21harnkyl/268g8be9lazzhd95/wish/533963995 21harnkyl https://padlet.com/21harnkyl/268g8be9lazzhd95/wish/533973075 2020-04-27 16:02:54 UTC https://padlet.com/21harnkyl/268g8be9lazzhd95/wish/533973075